May your blessing, be a blessing to others

Life has a habit of throwing the unimaginable our way. We experience the loss of love ones, friends, and quite frankly, even ourselves.

"If only I had more I could...."

"If only I had the time, I would....."

"If only I had more money, than everything..."

Many of you could finish those statements. Go ahead. Fill in the blank. Now imagine how long you have been putting off serving others, spending more time with family, spending more time with God, helping someone in need, and taking care of yourself that you are the living sacrifice before God.

We take the month of November to share things that we are thankful and grateful for....let's do this each and every day. While we lay sleeping at night, someone use took their last breath. While we make a living at our jobs, someone is unemployed and struggling to provide for their families. While we can go choose the foods we like to eat and enjoy meals with our families, someone is wondering where their next meal will come from. Take a moment and really look at all God has blessed you with. Someone is always less fortunate than we are. Seize the moment to show others the power of God's grace. Bless them out of the abundance that God has blessed you with. Whether it be your time, a prayer, clothing, food...

2 Corinthians 9:6-15 says:

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written: "He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever." Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. And in their prayers for you, their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. Thanks to God for his indescribable gift!

Other Scriptures to reflect on:

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, hold and pleasing to God this is your true and proper worship. (Romans 12:1)

Blessed be the Lord. Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our Salvation! Selah. (Isaiah 68:19)